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... cents , 3 melons will cost 3 times 15 cents ; and 3 times 15 cents are 45 cents . Ans . 45 cents . 2. What will 4 sleighs cost , at 21 dollars apiece ? Solution . - Reasoning as before , if 1 sleigh costs 21 dollars , 4 sleighs will ...
... cents , 3 melons will cost 3 times 15 cents ; and 3 times 15 cents are 45 cents . Ans . 45 cents . 2. What will 4 sleighs cost , at 21 dollars apiece ? Solution . - Reasoning as before , if 1 sleigh costs 21 dollars , 4 sleighs will ...
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... cents multiplied by 25 cents , & c . , will produce . But these are abbreviated expressions , and are liable to convey an erroneous idea , or rather no idea at all . If taken literally , they are absurd ; for multiplication is repeating ...
... cents multiplied by 25 cents , & c . , will produce . But these are abbreviated expressions , and are liable to convey an erroneous idea , or rather no idea at all . If taken literally , they are absurd ; for multiplication is repeating ...
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... cents ? In 340 cents ? In 560 cents ? 9. In one dollar there are 100 cents : how many dollars are there in 65000 cents ? In 765000 cents ? In 4320000 cents ? 10. Divide 26750000 by 100000 . 11. Divide 144360791 by 1000000 . 12. Divide ...
... cents ? In 340 cents ? In 560 cents ? 9. In one dollar there are 100 cents : how many dollars are there in 65000 cents ? In 765000 cents ? In 4320000 cents ? 10. Divide 26750000 by 100000 . 11. Divide 144360791 by 1000000 . 12. Divide ...
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... cents ? In 340 cents ? In 560 cents ? 9. In one dollar there are 100 cents : how many dollars are there in 65000 cents ? In 765000 cents ? In 4320000 cents ? 10. Divide 26750000 by 100000 . 11. Divide 144360791 by 1000000 . 12. Divide ...
... cents ? In 340 cents ? In 560 cents ? 9. In one dollar there are 100 cents : how many dollars are there in 65000 cents ? In 765000 cents ? In 4320000 cents ? 10. Divide 26750000 by 100000 . 11. Divide 144360791 by 1000000 . 12. Divide ...
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... cents a dozen , how many dozen of eggs can you buy for 87 cents ? 34. A grocer sold 15 pounds of coffee for 93 cents : how much was that a pound ? 35. A shopkeeper sold 16 yards of satin for 163 shillings : how much was that per yard ...
... cents a dozen , how many dozen of eggs can you buy for 87 cents ? 34. A grocer sold 15 pounds of coffee for 93 cents : how much was that a pound ? 35. A shopkeeper sold 16 yards of satin for 163 shillings : how much was that per yard ...
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Page 363 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 109 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the given numerator.
Page 95 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, 24, and 30.
Page 98 - A common multiple of two or more numbers, is a number which can be divided by each of them without a remainder. Thus, 12 is a common multiple of 2, 3, and 4 ; 15 is a common multiple of 3 and 5, &c.
Page 17 - It shows that the numbers between which it is placed are to be multiplied together ; thus, the expression 7 x 5 = 35 is read, 7 multiplied by 5 is equal to 35.
Page 373 - When four numbers are in arithmetical progression the sum of the extremes is equal to the sum of the means. Thus, if 5—3 = 9—7, then will 5+7=3+9.
Page 354 - The square of the sum of two numbers is equal to the square of the first number plus twice the product of the first and second number plus the square of the second number.
Page 142 - Britain. 4 farthings (qr, or far.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence " 1 shilling, " s. 20 shillings " 1 pound, or sovereign, £. 21 shillings " 1 guinea. OBS. 1. It is customary, at the present day, to express farthings in fractions of a penny. Thus, 1 qr. is written ;<!;•_
Page 386 - These are usually accounted six in number, viz. the Lever, the Wheel and Axle, the Pulley, the Inclined Plane, the Wedge, and the Screw.
Page 360 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.